Football | 11/23/21 | 12:59 PM

WHITEFISH, Mont. – Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson announced the 2021 all-conference football teams and NAIA Champions of Character today. The teams are chosen in voting by the league's coaches.
 
Making their way onto the first team is defensive lineman Garrett Kocab, linebacker Rex Irby, and offensive linemen Andrew Carter and Hunter Mecham. Second team selections include running back Duncan Kraft, tight end Tony Collins, wide receiver Kyle Pierce, and safety TJ Abraham.
 
Linebacker Thomas Robitaille was the Saints' NAIA Champion of Character.
 
Garrett Kocab set the tone up front all season long for a dominant Saints defense. He finished the season with 50 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks. Kocab has been a regular on the Frontier all-conference team dating back to the 2019 season.
 
Rex Irby was all over the field for the Carroll defense once again this season. Irby showed off his versatility through his skills blitzing, tackling, and covering. Rex stuffed the stat sheet over his nine games played, totaling 56 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and two interceptions.
 
In his third year as a starter, Andrew Carter stepped in to a leadership role at the center position. He was selected as a captain heading into the year and followed suit over the course of Carroll's ten games. Carter paved the way for a reliable ground game and played a strong role in the Saints' offensive success this season.
 
Hunter Mecham made the switch from guard out to tackle this season and was able to get comfortable just in time to dominate the opposition. Mecham was one of the best athletes on the field for the Carroll offense and he demonstrated that with his ability to block in space and protect the quarterback from some of the league's best defensive linemen.
 
After showing flashes in the spring, Duncan Kraft broke out this season for the Saints. Stepping up among a backfield that got hit with the injury bug early on, Duncan ran for 855 yards and eight touchdowns to pace Carroll's run game.
 
In his third straight year making all-conference, Tony Collins further cemented himself as a primary playmaker in the Frontier. Tony finished the year with 27 catches for 345 yards and four touchdowns, highlighted by his game-winning touchdown to beat Southern Oregon in overtime.
 
In his senior campaign, Kyle Pierce became Mr. Reliable for the Carroll passing attack. He finished the season with 29 catches for 537 yards, and all of his six touchdown receptions came in the final six games of the season. He is the lone starter departing from the Saints offense before next season.
 
In his senior campaign, T.J. Abraham picked up right where he left off from last spring, giving his opponents all that they could handle. Abraham led the Saints in tackles with 69 total, and added a tackle for loss as well as three interceptions. He capped off an excellent season with an 18-tackle performance against College of Idaho.